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rythmeen Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 07, 2008 Posts: 4
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject: Does your nuvi do this??? |
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Hi,
I am new to the site and have got a question about my nuvi. I updated to NT 2008 (uk and ireland installed) last month but since then when i have done city searches its been bringing up some weird stuff! If i type in Nottingham it brings up our nottingham and Nottingham Road in South Africa 8000 miles away, also York it brings up York in yorkshire and also york in Seirra Leone. These places are thousands of miles away and i dont have these maps installed. It also brings up places in europe and it thinks it can route to all the afore mentioned places.
Any help would be great.
Thanks al |
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archchancellor Lifetime Member
Joined: May 05, 2008 Posts: 45 Location: London
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 2:08 pm Post subject: Re: Does your nuvi do this??? |
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rythmeen wrote: | If i type in Nottingham it brings up our nottingham and Nottingham Road in South Africa 8000 miles away, also York it brings up York in yorkshire and also york in Seirra Leone. |
I just updated my nuvi 200w today and it doesn't behave like this. What maps did you load? Seems v strange ... |
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rythmeen Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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It was the city navigator europe NT 2008 update disk but as mine is a nuvi 200 aswell i put UK and Ireland on. I have reinstalled firmware and maps and its still doing it. I updated to firmware 4.10 last night to no resolution. Example:
Where To , Cities, York
York, N.YORKS 36.8 Miles
York, SLE 3181 Miles (Sierra Leone!?)
Yorkletts, Kent 174.5 Miles
Yorkley, Glos 127.1 Miles
before it wouldnt have brought up any of the last 3 |
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archchancellor Lifetime Member
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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rythmeen wrote: | It was the city navigator europe NT 2008 update disk but as mine is a nuvi 200 as well i put UK and Ireland on. |
Mine is 200w, same update disk.
Quote: | I have reinstalled firmware and maps and its still doing it. I updated to firmware 4.10 last night to no resolution. Example:
Where To , Cities, York
York, N.YORKS 36.8 Miles
York, SLE 3181 Miles (Sierra Leone!?)
Yorkletts, Kent 174.5 Miles
Yorkley, Glos 127.1 Miles
before it wouldnt have brought up any of the last 3 |
Mmm, odd. Mine gives:
York, N.YORKS
Yorkletts, Kent
Yorkley, Glos
Notice no York, SLE and no distances either.
I updated the firmware before the maps. |
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rythmeen Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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Funny mines always given distances, mine is the non widescreen model though i dont see why that would make any difference. Thanks for comparing anyway it looks like its just one of those things i guess. At least the update seems to have stopped it taking me down single track "roads". |
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philpugh Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 2003 Location: Antrobus, Cheshire
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Could this be something to do with the base map installed on the unit?
I noticed on my 660 (upgraded to 2008 Europe) that opening the basemap file in GPSMapEdit (tool for generating overlays for GARMIN GPS) showed major roads and towns in Africa . As I only did this after the upgrade to 2008NT Europe I don't know if this was there with V9.
I have just done: Where To/Cities and entered PORT then Done.
I have a list of quite a few cities (several screens) including for example
Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape 6247 miles
Looking at file GBMAPBMAP.IMG it's 6604Kb but no creation date info _________________ Phil |
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rythmeen Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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It could be something to do with the base map.
If i browse the map on the unit i have major roads for europe, africa and the middle east, i do not recall having any of these before. That file you mentioned is also the same on mine, 6604Kb and no dates at all. |
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archchancellor Lifetime Member
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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philpugh wrote: | Looking at file GBMAPBMAP.IMG it's 6604Kb but no creation date info |
rythmeen wrote: | That file you mentioned is also the same on mine, 6604Kb and no dates at all. |
And on mine too. |
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